On Thursday, they will be able to legally register their marriages, making it only the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal ... The government led by the Pheu Thai party made marriage ...

The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage,

The government led by the Pheu Thai party made marriage equality one of ... in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to legalize same-sex marriage.

The government led by the Pheu Thai party made marriage equality one of ... in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to legalize same-sex marriage.

Last year, Thailand’s parliament passed its Marriage Equality Bill, making it the third country in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex marriage. The bill was then signed into law by King Vajiralongkorn in September, and came into effect 120 days afterward.

Thailand’s marriage equality bill, which sailed through both houses of parliament, amended Article 1448 to replace the words “man and woman” and “husband and wife” with “individuals” and “marriage partners.” It is intended to grant full legal, financial and medical rights to LGBTQ+ couples.

Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.

"It has been a long fight full of tears for us."That is how Ann "Waaddao" Chumaporn describes the years that led to this moment – on Thursday, when same-sex marriage becomes legal in Thailand, and more than a hundred couples will tie the knot in one of Bangkok's biggest shopping malls,

Despite its promises, the Pheu Thai government’s approach to the southern question has been depressingly familiar.